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Lily Hammer 9:26 Fri Oct 16
Benrahma Signed
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https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/october/16-october/profile-said-benrahma
Saïd Benrahma is a footballer fit for the grandest of stages.
Over the course of just two seasons in English football with Brentford, the 25-year-old has established himself as both an entertainer and a difference-maker at Championship level, possessing an influence on matches which West Ham United will now hope to harness in the Premier League.
Across 81 league appearances for the Bees, the Algerian has recorded 27 goals and 24 assists, helping them to a ninth-place finish in 2018/19 before shining throughout Thomas Frank’s side’s run to the 2019/20 Championship Play-Off final.
Over the last season, Benrahma was the highest-rated Championship player on respected football analytics website WhoScored.com (rated 7.51 out of 10), ranking first in total dribbles (238), dribbles per game (5.5) and shots per game (3.9), while ranking second in total successful dribbles (132), fifth in key passes (91) and joint-second in short key passes (77).
Consistency was at the heart of his performances, with Benrahma missing just three games during the Bees’ final campaign at Griffin Park, all-the-while ranking fifth in Championship goals scored (17) and joint-eighth in assists (8).
Benrahma's presence on the international stage is also burgeoning; having debuted for Algeria as a 20-year-old against Senegal in October 2015, his Brentford form led to him being named in the squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, only to miss out through injury. He has since totaled five caps, most recently against Mexico in a friendly in the Netherlands on Tuesday.
The winger has also received the accolades his impressive performances warranted – the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for July, the Brentford Supporters’ Player of the Year, and an inclusion in the Championship PFA Team of the Year for 2019/20.
He also has a penchant for the spectacular, with WhoScored listing one of his strengths as ‘Likes to shoot from distance’ – a sentiment attested to by Fulham, whom the Algerian scored an EFL Cup Goal of the Round against: a fine turn and strike in Brentford’s fourth-round victory last month.
The numbers paint a picture of a man integral to the Championship’s highest-scoring outfit last season; during his time at Brentford, Benrahma supplied a goal or assist on average every 119 minutes.
It is the kind of form which forces the very top clubs to sit up and take notice.
And with West Ham manager David Moyes’ track record of bringing through talent from the Football League, it is also the kind of form seemingly certain to lend even greater potency to an already-firing Claret and Blue side.
Benrahma scores the EFL Cup Goal of the Round against Fulham
Benrahma scores the EFL Cup Goal of the Round against Fulham
While it is out wide on the left where Benrahma has come by most of his plaudits at Brentford, the naturally right-footed attacker is capable of playing across the forward line.
Having previously enjoyed loan spells at Ligue 1 Angers and Ligue 2 sides Gazelec Ajaccio and Chateauroux, excelling for the latter in 2017/18, Benrahma was assigned the No10 shirt upon signing from Ligue 1 side Nice in July 2018.
Wherever he plays, Benrahma’s spatial awareness, quick feet and eye for a killer ball proved influential, with the Algerian able to claim involvement in 62% of his side’s moves which ended in a successful shot, according to analytics website Smarter Scout.
Even more remarkably, the Algerian was involved in 86% of the moves which led to Brentford’s 73 goals in the 2018/19 season, including nine non-penalty goals of his own.
With Pablo Fornals, Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen having started each of the Irons’ opening four Premier League games of the season, such versatility means manager Moyes has an array of interchangeable and instinctively creative options at his disposal.
When you consider that West Ham United have scored 22 times in their last eleven Premier League outings alone - or 31 in their last 14 games, including Carabao Cup fixtures - the addition of Benrahma's mercurial talents presents a very exciting prospect for West Ham fans indeed.
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RBshorty
9:34 Fri Oct 16
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Another Soucek type of deal. Looks like the SPIVS are trying to get the books in order. For any prospect owners to take a butcher’s. That’s the real business that’s been done.
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Lily Hammer
9:35 Fri Oct 16
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Welcome aboard, Benny, son.
Looks an exciting prospect. If he can pull off his normal game in the PL, we'll all be happy, so I'm glad we got this over the line, in a fashion.
I repeat what I said on the transfer thread: signing players on deadline day has to stop. It's a sign of desperate, panicking ineptitude.
Identify needs, scout the right players, and get the business done as soon after the window opens as possible.
Anyway, COYI!
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Sven Roeder
9:39 Fri Oct 16
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Welcome , Benny SON
And thanks to Mills & Boon for the official site announcement.
First time I have seen one that makes no mention of the terms of the deal or what the actual deal is
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Hammer and Pickle
9:41 Fri Oct 16
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Hope he makes it to raise a few blisters on Sunday!
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Burnhammeronsea
9:43 Fri Oct 16
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He is a nutmeg specialist so I'm looking forward to that.
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Faux Bare
9:46 Fri Oct 16
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Disregarding all the nonsense surrounding it, this is a fantastic signing.
A vast upgrade on Diangana.
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Side of Ham
9:47 Fri Oct 16
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Look at them eye lashes.........
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geoffpikey
9:53 Fri Oct 16
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"in competition with Pablo Fornals for the left wing position" I just read.
Fornals is not a winger!!! Anyone can see that.
FFS. We seem cursed.
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BRANDED
9:54 Fri Oct 16
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I might have a wank
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diehardhammer
9:59 Fri Oct 16
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At least it was wrapped up early with minimal fuss
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Hammer and Pickle
10:02 Fri Oct 16
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It's not like the deal limped over the line, did it.
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Lertie Button
10:08 Fri Oct 16
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Thank fuck that's our collection of wingers replenished
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Hermit Road
10:11 Fri Oct 16
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I don’t really care about the terms of the deal. He looks like an exciting player and I’m looking forward to seeing him in the team
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ATBOG
10:15 Fri Oct 16
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I thought we weren't signing anymore bloody Africans?
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stewey
10:19 Fri Oct 16
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Another broken player ffs
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Lee Trundle
10:21 Fri Oct 16
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MAYHEM
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camel-with-3-humps
10:34 Fri Oct 16
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Re: Songs for Benrahma
Better than Diangana, this could be a real masterstroke from Moyes.
He’s got that bit of magic to unlock defences.
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Alfs
11:41 Fri Oct 16
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A statement from WHU, on the official site.
An apology to all our fans from the board.
Unfortunately, due to an administration error, we have signed 80s girl band, Bananarama, instead of the Algerina international Said Benrahma.
We realise that this will be a disappointment to many of our fans and to compensate we're offering you a 15% discount off a ticket to 'Bananarama - The Relaunch' at the Olympic Stadium sometime in the New Year.
Adam Ant is considering our offer to support.
COYI
Dave and David
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Soylent Green
11:44 Fri Oct 16
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Blood disorders in Algerian populations - β-Thalassemia maybe? Not stopped him playing before.
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camel-with-3-humps
12:10 Sat Oct 17
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He’s our new Payet ... but with a better attitude.
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